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NCT04704921Active, not recruitingPhase 2/3

Pivotal 1 Study of ABBV-RGX-314 (Also Known as RGX-314) Gene Therapy Administered Via Subretinal Delivery One Time in Participants With nAMD

A Randomized, Partially Masked, Controlled, Phase 2b/3 Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of RGX-314 Gene Therapy in Participants With nAMD (ATMOSPHERE)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Apr 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

ABBV-RGX-314 (also known as RGX-314) is being developed as a novel one-time gene therapy for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD or nAMD). Wet AMD is characterized by loss of vision due to new, leaky blood vessel formation in the retina. Wet AMD is a significant cause of vision loss in the United States, Europe and Japan, with up to 2 million people living with wet AMD in these geographies alone. Current anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapies have significantly changed the landscape for treatment of wet AMD, becoming the standard of care due to their ability to maintain or prevent progression of vision loss in the majority of patients. These therapies, however, require life-long intraocular injections, typically repeated every 4 to 16 weeks in frequency, to maintain efficacy. Due to the burden of these treatments, patients often experience a decline in vision with reduced frequency of treatment over time.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
671 (actual)
First submitted
8 Jan 2021
Start date
29 Dec 2020
Primary completion date
Dec 2026
Lead sponsor
AbbVie
NCT number
NCT04704921

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2/3
  • Participants enrolled: 671
  • From 29 Dec 2020 to the primary completion date, Dec 2026
  • 89 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • History of intraocular surgery in the study eye within 12 weeks prior to randomization
  • History of intravitreal therapy in the study eye, such as intravitreal steroid injection or investigational product, other than anti-VEGF therapy, in the 6 months prior to Screening Visit 1
  • Prior treatment with gene therapy
  • History of intraocular surgery in either eye within 12 weeks prior to randomization (Week -2)
  • History of intravitreal therapy in either eye, such as intravitreal steroid injection or investigational product, other than anti-VEGF therapy, in the 6 months prior to screening
  • Prior treatment with gene therapy (\*) For previously treated crossover participants, criteria apply to the eye not treated in the main study only.

Other illness

  • Any condition in the investigator's opinion that could limit VA improvement in the study eye
  • Active or history of retinal detachment, or current retinal tear that cannot be treated, in the study eye
  • Advanced glaucoma or history of secondary glaucoma in the study eye
  • Recent myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, or transient ischemic attack within the past 6 months
  • Any condition in the investigator's opinion that could limit VA improvement in either eye
  • Active or history of retinal detachment, or current retinal tear that cannot be treated in either eye
  • Advanced glaucoma or history of secondary glaucoma in either eye
  • Myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, or transient ischemic attack within the past 6 months

Other

  • CNV or macular edema in the study eye secondary to any causes other than AMD
  • Subfoveal fibrosis or atrophy in the study eye, as determined by CRC
  • CNV or macular edema in either eye secondary to any causes other than AMD
  • Subfoveal fibrosis or atrophy in either eye

Who the study is looking for

  • Age ≥ 50 years and ≤ 89 years
  • An ETDRS BCVA letter score between ≤ 78 and ≥ 40 in the study eye
  • Diagnosis of subfoveal CNV secondary to AMD in the study eye previously treated with anti-VEGF
  • Must be pseudophakic (at least 12 weeks postcataract surgery) in the study eye.
  • Willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent for this study
  • Participants must have demonstrated a meaningful response to anti-VEGF therapy at study entry
  • An ETDRS BCVA letter score between ≤ 83 and ≥ 40 in both eyes
  • Diagnosis of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to AMD in both eyes
  • Must be pseudophakic (at least 12 weeks postcataract surgery) in both eyes
  • Willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent for this study
  • Newcomers must have active disease in the study eye; crossover participants must have active disease in the eye not treated in the main study

Age in the registry: 50 years to 89 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (89)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Retina Research Institute of Texas /ID# 256141
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AbileneUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Consultants of Hawaii /ID# 256049
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‘AieaUnited StatesUnknown status
Eye Associates of New Mexico /ID# 256075
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AlbuquerqueUnited StatesUnknown status
Southeast Retina Center /ID# 256022
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AugustaUnited StatesUnknown status
Austin Clinical Research, LLC /ID# 256043
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AustinUnited StatesUnknown status
Austin Retina Associates - Austin /ID# 256053
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AustinUnited StatesUnknown status
Austin Research Center for Retina /ID# 256148
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AustinUnited StatesUnknown status
Johns Hopkins Hospital /ID# 256015
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
The Retina Care Center /ID# 256144
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Consultants of Texas - Beaumont /ID# 266279
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BeaumontUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina and Vitreous of Texas /ID# 263961
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BellaireUnited StatesUnknown status
Pacific Northwest Retina /ID# 256155
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BellevueUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Vitreous Assoc Med Grp /ID# 256299
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Beverly HillsUnited StatesUnknown status
Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston /ID# 256014
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
Retinal Diagnostic Center /ID# 256137
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CampbellUnited StatesUnknown status
The Retina Group Of Washington - Chevy Chase /ID# 276039
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Chevy ChaseUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Illinois at Chicago /ID# 256300
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus /ID# 256064
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ClevelandUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Associates of Cleveland-Middleburg Heights /ID# 256052
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ClevelandUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Consultants of Southern Colorado /ID# 256069
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Colorado SpringsUnited StatesUnknown status
Texas Retina Associates - Dallas /ID# 256133
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DallasUnited StatesUnknown status
Advanced Research, LLC /ID# 275451
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Deerfield BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
Southwest Retina Research Center /ID# 256136
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DurangoUnited StatesUnknown status
Duke Eye Center /ID# 256076
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DurhamUnited StatesUnknown status
Cincinnati Eye Institute- Edgewood /ID# 256132
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EdgewoodUnited StatesUnknown status
VitreoRetinal Surgery PLLC DBA Retina Consultants of Minnesota /ID# 256160
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EdinaUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Vitreous Center, Research /ID# 256067
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EdmondUnited StatesUnknown status
The Retina Partners - Encino /ID# 256054
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EncinoUnited StatesUnknown status
Erie Retina Research /ID# 256154
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ErieUnited StatesUnknown status
Verum Research, LLC /ID# 266585
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EugeneUnited StatesUnknown status
Baylor Scott & White Surgicare /ID# 256122
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Fort WorthUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Consultants of Orange County /ID# 256152
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FullertonUnited StatesUnknown status
Vitreoretinal Associates, P.A. /ID# 256150
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GainesvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Charles Retina Institute /ID# 256016
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GermantownUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Associates of Michigan /ID# 266198
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Grand BlancUnited StatesUnknown status
Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants /ID# 256074
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Great NeckUnited StatesUnknown status
Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants - Hagerstown /ID# 256151
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HagerstownUnited StatesUnknown status
Salehi Retina Institute /ID# 263485
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Huntington BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Partners Midwest, PC /ID# 256045
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IndianapolisUnited StatesUnknown status
UC Irvine/Gavin Herbert Eye Institute /ID# 256145
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IrvineUnited StatesUnknown status
Charleston Neuroscience Institute /ID# 256235
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LadsonUnited StatesUnknown status
Florida Retina Consultants /ID# 265661
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LakelandUnited StatesUnknown status
Colorado Retina Associates /ID# 256121
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LakewoodUnited StatesUnknown status
University Retina and Macula Associates /ID# 256078
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LemontUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Associates - Lenexa /ID# 256080
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LenexaUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /ID# 271290
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Little RockUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina-Vitreous Surgeons of Central New York - Liverpool /ID# 266274
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LiverpoolUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences /ID# 256159
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MadisonUnited StatesUnknown status
Georgia Retina - Marietta /ID# 256142
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MariettaUnited StatesUnknown status
Marietta Eye Clinic /ID# 268163
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MariettaUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Associates of New Orleans /ID# 272440
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MetairieUnited StatesUnknown status
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - University of Miami /ID# 256072
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Vitreous Consultants - Monroeville /ID# 271654
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MonroevilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Northern California Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group, Inc /ID# 256298
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Mountain ViewUnited StatesUnknown status
John-Kenyon American Eye Institute -New Albany /ID# 256065
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New AlbanyUnited StatesUnknown status
Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson Highway /ID# 270524
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New OrleansUnited StatesUnknown status
Wagner Macula & Retina Center - Norfolk /ID# 256134
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NorfolkUnited StatesUnknown status
University Retina and Macula Associates /ID# 256077
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Oak ForestUnited StatesUnknown status
UCLA Doheny Eye Center /ID# 256120
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PasadenaUnited StatesUnknown status
California Eye Specialists Medical Group Inc. /ID# 256079
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PasadenaUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Specialty Institute /ID# 256153
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PensacolaUnited StatesUnknown status
Mid Atlantic Retina /ID# 256013
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Retinal Research Institute /ID# 256019
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PhoenixUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Northwest, PC /ID# 256140
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PortlandUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Consultants of San Diego /ID# 256021
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PowayUnited StatesUnknown status
Black Hills Regional Eye Institute /ID# 256161
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Rapid CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Sierra Eye Associates /ID# 256020
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RenoUnited StatesUnknown status
Mayo Clinic - Minnesota /ID# 256051
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RochesterUnited StatesUnknown status
Associated Retinal Consultants /ID# 256156
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Royal OakUnited StatesUnknown status
Retinal Consultants Medical Group /ID# 256047
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SacramentoUnited StatesUnknown status
John A. Moran Eye Center /ID# 256068
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Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Associates of Utah /ID# 256044
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Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Consultants Of Texas /ID# 268611
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
Stone Oak Surgery Center /ID# 266199
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
Thomas Eye Group PC /ID# 268159
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Sandy SpringsUnited StatesUnknown status
West Coast Retina /ID# 256448
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San FranciscoUnited StatesUnknown status
University of California, San Francisco /ID# 256130
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San FranciscoUnited StatesUnknown status
Orange County Retina Medical Group /ID# 256073
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Santa AnaUnited StatesUnknown status
California Retina Consultants - Santa Barbara /ID# 256017
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Santa BarbaraUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Center NW, PLLC /ID# 256157
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SilverdaleUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Center Of Texas (Rct) - Southlake /ID# 256056
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SouthlakeUnited StatesUnknown status
Springfield Clinic /ID# 266225
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SpringfieldUnited StatesUnknown status
The Retina Institute /ID# 266587
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St LouisUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida - St. Petersburg /ID# 256050
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St. PetersburgUnited StatesUnknown status
Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center - Sun City /ID# 256055
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Sun CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Southern Vitreoretinal Associates /ID# 256158
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TallahasseeUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Consultants - The Woodlands /ID# 256018
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The WoodlandsUnited StatesUnknown status
Retina Group of New England - Waterford /ID# 256071
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WaterfordUnited StatesUnknown status
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center /ID# 270767
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Winston-SalemUnited StatesUnknown status

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